On Saturday, November 24, the public will get to chance to witness the wedding of the year and see for themselves how Zoren was able to pull off a major showbiz event without Carmina suspecting anything.

He revealed that their children, Cassandra and Maverick, had assumed all these years that their parents had been married already. Five days before the big day, Zoren talked to the twins and revealed his plan for a secret wedding ceremony. He realized then that they had known about their mother’s first marriage to Rustom Padilla, the man who is now the transsexual BB Gandanghari who is in the cast of the TV5 show “Enchanted Garden” just like their father.

Carmina was able to discuss the matter with the twins after the ceremony.

Cassandra and Maverick congratulate their parents during the ceremony.

In fact, Maverick had already asked her once before about BB. “Sabi niya, ‘Mom, that dude used to be a guy? That used to be your bf? Husband? Eh, buti na-explain na sa kanila lahat ni Tatay,” Carmina shared.

And then it was Zoren’s turn to explain why his ex-girlfriend and also an “Enchanted Garden” co-star, Ruffa Gutierrez, had not been invited to the wedding.

“Hindi na namin siya inabala. Baka kasi maikuwento niya, masira ang plano,” Zoren joked. But in fact, he had inquired about Ruffa’s availability on the wedding day from her girl Friday and was told that she would be in Cebu. Ruffa, he said, congratulated him the day after the wedding and asked him to treat the “Enchanted Garden” cast to a lechon feast during taping.

As for the prior legal requirements for the civil rites officiated by Court of Appeals Judge Amy Javier, Zoren had connived with Carmina’s sister to make her sign documents ostensibly for BIR (Bureau of Internal Revenue) purposes.

Zoren shares the credit for all the logistical planning for the wedding with two women. “We thank our line producer Shirley Kuan and and EP (executive producer) namin na si Tita Dolor Guevara,” he said.

Dolor suggested that they get the rings from the jeweler to the stars, Vicky Elises, but the more ‘sosyal’ Shirley suggested that Zoren get a Harry Winston set. “Masaya na mahirap. Kasi ‘yung dalawa nagta-talo. Sila ‘yung nagpa-panic,” he recalled.